Mercy breaks ground for Springfield rehab hospital

9:30 PM,
Apr. 2, 2013

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The first shovelfuls of dirt were turned Tuesday on what will become a new rehabilitation hospital in southeast Springfield.

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield, a joint venture by Mercy and Centerre Healthcare Corp. of Brentwood, Tenn., is expected to open in about a year. The 60-bed, $28 million hospital will provide care for patients who are recovering from strokes, amputations, spinal cord injuries and other conditions.

"Today is an exciting day for southwest Missouri," said Dr. Hollis Bell, the medical director for rehabilitation at Mercy Hospital Springfield. ...